Thiodina puerpera males look superficially the same as the males of this species but can be separated in the field by the type of white patch in the middle of the carapace. Thiodina sylvana's white patch is circular or squared. In contrast, T. puerpera has a longitudinal white stripe that reaches almost to the posterior edge of the carapace.

Print References

Richman, D.B. and R.S. Vetter. 2004. A review of the spider genus Thiodina (Araneae, Salticidae) in the United States. J. Arach. 32(3):418-431 [download available here]

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